Politifact.com: Statements from Joaquin Castrohttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/joaquin-castro/Statements from Joaquin Castro reviewed by Politifact.comen-usWed, 17 Aug 2016 15:13:28 -0400Joaquin Castro - Joaquin Castro says conservative activist believes HIV can be spread through sewer systemhttp://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2016/aug/17/joaquin-castro/joaquin-castro-says-conservative-activist-believes/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Joaquin Castro says conservative activist believes HIV can be spread through sewer system
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<p>After word surfaced that a conservative nonprofit won a $1.6 million state grant to deliver women&rsquo;s health services, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro questioned the decision while making a &quot;sewer&quot; claim about the group&rsquo;s director. Castro, D-San Antonio, said in an August 2016 tweet: &quot;The group&#39;s director believes HIV can be spread through the sewer system. Is it really most qualified for the grant?&quot; Human Immunodeficiency Virus, which causes AIDS, is mainly spread through sexual contact or from sharing needles, syringes, rinse water or other equipment with someone who has the virus, according to a federal website focused ...</p> <a href="/texas/statements/2016/aug/17/joaquin-castro/joaquin-castro-says-conservative-activist-believes/">>> More</a>Wed, 17 Aug 2016 15:13:28 -0400http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2016/aug/17/joaquin-castro/joaquin-castro-says-conservative-activist-believes/Joaquin Castro - Joaquin Castro says Donald Trump defended World War II internment campshttp://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jul/29/joaquin-castro/joaquin-castro-says-donald-trump-defended-world-wa/The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Joaquin Castro says Donald Trump defended World War II internment camps
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<p>U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, used his speech on the final night of the Democratic National Convention to share the story of his grandmother, an immigrant from Mexico. His grandmother didn&rsquo;t always feel welcome in the United States, he said, but she believed her sacrifices would pay off with opportunity for herself and her family &mdash; much like immigrants from other countries. &quot;This room is filled with many proud Americans who can tell similar stories about their own families. Great-grandchildren of Irish immigrants who came to cities like New York and Boston and saw signs that read &#39;No Irish Need ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jul/29/joaquin-castro/joaquin-castro-says-donald-trump-defended-world-wa/">>> More</a>Fri, 29 Jul 2016 01:15:11 -0400http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/jul/29/joaquin-castro/joaquin-castro-says-donald-trump-defended-world-wa/Joaquin Castro - Joaquin Castro to Trump: San Antonio is 60 percent Mexican-American - Mostly Truehttp://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2016/jun/17/joaquin-castro/joaquin-castro-trump-san-antonio-60-percent-mexica/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Joaquin Castro to Trump: San Antonio is 60 percent Mexican-American - Mostly True
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<p>Considering the polarization Donald Trump&rsquo;s promised border wall has created in the presidential campaign thus far, it&rsquo;s no big surprise that there was apprehension in his visit to San Antonio &mdash; the largest majority-Hispanic city in America as of the 2010 Census. U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, a longtime Clinton supporter, took to Twitter on June 6, 2016 with his take: &quot;@realDonaldTrump is coming to San Antonio, which is 60% Mexican-AMERICAN &amp; built on respect for many cultures. The last place he&#39;d fit in.&quot; &quot;That was my best approximation of San Antonio&rsquo;s Mexican-American population,&quot; Castro ...</p> <a href="/texas/statements/2016/jun/17/joaquin-castro/joaquin-castro-trump-san-antonio-60-percent-mexica/">>> More</a>Fri, 17 Jun 2016 15:34:29 -0400http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2016/jun/17/joaquin-castro/joaquin-castro-trump-san-antonio-60-percent-mexica/Joaquin Castro - Congress propelled fewer bills into law in 2013 for lowest productivity since tallies started in 1947http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2014/may/09/joaquin-castro/congress-propelled-fewer-bills-law-2013-lowest-pro/The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Congress propelled fewer bills into law in 2013 for lowest productivity since tallies started in 1947
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<p>U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro bemoaned inaction in Washington, D.C., in a public breakfast interview with the McAllen Monitor. On April 24, 2014, the first-term San Antonio Democrat told Carlos Sanchez, the newspaper&rsquo;s editor, that after spending 10 years as a state legislator, he was struck by the slow pace of Congress in his rookie year there. Castro said that &quot;if you look at 2013 in terms of the productivity of Congress, one of the most striking things to me was how each of us ... 535 members of Congress can be very busy during the day ... but at ...</p> <a href="/texas/statements/2014/may/09/joaquin-castro/congress-propelled-fewer-bills-law-2013-lowest-pro/">>> More</a>Fri, 09 May 2014 10:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2014/may/09/joaquin-castro/congress-propelled-fewer-bills-law-2013-lowest-pro/Joaquin Castro - Joaquin Castro: Texas has gone the longest of all states not electing a Democrat to statewide officehttp://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2012/sep/26/joaquin-castro/joaquin-castro-says-texas-has-gone-longest-all-sta/The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Joaquin Castro: Texas has gone the longest of all states not electing a Democrat to statewide office
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<p>During a Texas Tribune Festival discussion, state Rep. Joaquin Castro suggested Texas ranks No. 1 in a dubious category for Democrats. The San Antonio Democrat, nominated this year for a U.S. House seat, said: &quot;We are the state that has now gone the longest without electing a Democrat statewide. It has been since 1994 that a Democrat has been elected in Texas.&quot; The claim was noted for us by University of Texas journalism student Joshua Fechter. The last Democrats were elected statewide in 1994. Those victors included Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock, Attorney General Dan ...</p> <a href="/texas/statements/2012/sep/26/joaquin-castro/joaquin-castro-says-texas-has-gone-longest-all-sta/">>> More</a>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 06:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2012/sep/26/joaquin-castro/joaquin-castro-says-texas-has-gone-longest-all-sta/Joaquin Castro - Joaquin Castro says if House-approved budget becomes law, &quot;43,000 people are going to be kicked out of nursing homes or denied nursing home entrance&quot;http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2011/apr/16/joaquin-castro/joaquin-castro-says-if-house-approved-budget-becom/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Joaquin Castro says if House-approved budget becomes law, "43,000 people are going to be kicked out of nursing homes or denied nursing home entrance"
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<p> State Rep. Joaquin Castro says spending cuts in the Texas House version of the state&rsquo;s 2012-13 budget will cause vulnerable Texans to suffer. For instance, the San Antonio Democrat said in House debate April 4, &quot;43,000 people are going to be kicked out of nursing homes or denied nursing home entrance.&quot; The House-passed budget, yet to be answered by the Senate, would reduce by about 10 percent reimbursement rates paid to nursing homes for residents covered by Medicaid, the state- and federally-funded health program for the poor and disabled. Nursing home advocates say ...</p> <a href="/texas/statements/2011/apr/16/joaquin-castro/joaquin-castro-says-if-house-approved-budget-becom/">>> More</a>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 06:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2011/apr/16/joaquin-castro/joaquin-castro-says-if-house-approved-budget-becom/